Edmen Shahbazyan vs Charles Byrd

Mar 3, 2019 · ESPN+

DateMar 3, 2019

DivisionMiddleweight

StatusScheduled

VenueT-Mobile Arena

BroadcastESPN+

Start times & how to watch

Start time & how to watch

Main card starts Sunday, March 3, 2019 — watch on ESPN+.

US East (ET): Sun 9:00 PM
US West (PT): Sun 6:00 PM
United Kingdom: Mon 2:00 AM
Central Europe: Mon 3:00 AM
Australia (Sydney): Mon 1:00 PM
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Edmen ShahbazyanThe Golden Boy |17-6-0Edmen Shahbazyan vs Charles ByrdCharles ByrdKid Dynamite |10-7-0

Edmen ShahbazyanThe Golden Boy17-6-0

Fight Overview

RoundTBD

Time0:38

17-6-0Record10-7-0

28Age43

6'2"Height5'10"

75"Reach39,0"

185 lbsWeight185 lbs

MiddleweightWeight ClassMiddleweight

Charles ByrdKid Dynamite10-7-0

Combat Edge Intelligence

Fight Intelligence

Edmen Shahbazyan owns a 163-point Elo edge (good). Charles Byrd shows more surface-level statistical edges across the tracked UFC categories. 1 shared opponent give extra context.

Compare Edmen Shahbazyan and Charles Byrd across their careers →

Elo Recent career Elo trajectory

Recent three-year Elo paths for both fighters. Ratings shown here are current career context; the event-specific prediction or verified result remains on this Fight page.

Edmen ShahbazyanCharles Byrd

Recent form

Edmen ShahbazyanW L W W W · +55 Elo last 5

WLWWW

Charles ByrdL L L W W · -12 Elo last 5

LLLWW

Elo edge

Edmen Shahbazyan1732+16 last move

Charles Byrd1569-18 last move

Why they are ranked here

Edmen Shahbazyan#28 of 275 active Middleweight fighters · 1732 Elo

Biggest gain: Beat André Muniz (rated 1718 at the time): +20.
Costliest loss: Lost to Anthony Hernandez (rated 1650 at the time): -22.
Last 5 fights: 4 wins, 1 loss, +55 Elo in total.
Next places: 0 points behind #27 Antônio Carlos Jr., 1 ahead of #29 Fabian Edwards.

Charles ByrdNot on the active ladder · 1569 Elo

Biggest gain: Beat Mike Jasper (rated 1564 at the time): +27.
Costliest loss: Lost to Bojan Veličković (rated 1509 at the time): -28.
Last 5 fights: 2 wins, 3 losses, -12 Elo in total.
Inactivity: Placed on 1479, not 1569: 90 points are held back after more than 18 months without a fight, until the next one.

Every rated fight moves a rating by an amount set by the opponent's rating at the time, the result and how it ended. Places are counted among fighters active in the last 24 months. How the rating is calculated

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What's at stake

Edmen ShahbazyanNow 1732 · #28 Middleweight

Wins by decision+9→ 1741

Loses by decision-23→ 1709

Charles ByrdNow 1569

Wins by decision+23→ 1592

Loses by decision-9→ 1560

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Projected with the same rules as the rankings, at today's ratings. Split decisions move ratings less and finishes more.

Stat advantages

Edmen ShahbazyanvsCharles Byrd

Submission average

0.36vs1.50

Takedown accuracy

24%vs50%

Takedown average

1.43vs2.50

Takedown defense

67%vs40%

Finishing profile

Edmen ShahbazyanKO/TKO leads 76% of wins

Charles Byrdsubmission leads 50% of wins

Common opponents

Darren StewartEdmen Shahbazyan: win · Decision (Split) · Nov 30, 2018Charles Byrd: loss · Right Elbow · Sep 8, 2018

Tale of the tape

Edmen ShahbazyanCharles Byrd

Tracked UFC statistics may not cover a fighter's full career. Unavailable measurements are not zero.

4.06Sig. strikes landed per min3.43

UFC middleweight average : 3.94

49Sig. strike accuracy56

UFC middleweight average : 48%

3.87Sig. strikes absorbed per min2.63

UFC middleweight average : 3.82

50Sig. strike defense56

UFC middleweight average : 52%

1.43Takedown average2.50

UFC middleweight average : 1.62

24Takedown accuracy50

UFC middleweight average : 30%

67Takedown defense40

UFC middleweight average : 59%

0.36Submission average1.50

UFC middleweight average : 0.68

13Wins by knockout3

1Wins by submission5

3Wins by decision2

3Losses by knockout3

1Losses by submission2

2Losses by decision1

Edmen Shahbazyan vs Charles Byrd is a scheduled Middleweight fight on UFC 235 : JONES VS SMITH. Edmen Shahbazyan enters with a 17-6-0 record and Charles Byrd enters with a 10-7-0 record. Combat Edge tracks the matchup preview, UFC stats, Elo edge, shared opponents, event date, venue, and full fight card.